there are people who are ridiculous and entitled about their right to be warned.
Yes, absolutely. I actually prefer minimal warnings, especially if they're going to spoil the story. I'm one of the rare folks who hates being warned for character death, because then I spend the whole story waiting for someone to die. I'd rather be surprised!
Films and books don't come with warnings. (At least, not in the US.) Nor do they come with ratings, but that's a whole other topic...
That said, I really appreciate the convention of whiting out warnings so that the reader can choose whether or not to read them. I think it's a great middle road.
I don't doubt that this was posted because you -- the mods -- wanted to be helpful. And I appreciate that.
Absolutely agreed. By the time I got to it, people were already having this great discussion about warnings and what should be in them, and I thought, "This is such a great topic for discussion on a fanfic writing comm!"
And LOL, I just saw that you commented on my comment!
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Date: 2011-04-02 03:54 am (UTC)Yes, absolutely. I actually prefer minimal warnings, especially if they're going to spoil the story. I'm one of the rare folks who hates being warned for character death, because then I spend the whole story waiting for someone to die. I'd rather be surprised!
Films and books don't come with warnings. (At least, not in the US.) Nor do they come with ratings, but that's a whole other topic...
That said, I really appreciate the convention of whiting out warnings so that the reader can choose whether or not to read them. I think it's a great middle road.
I don't doubt that this was posted because you -- the mods -- wanted to be helpful. And I appreciate that.
Absolutely agreed. By the time I got to it, people were already having this great discussion about warnings and what should be in them, and I thought, "This is such a great topic for discussion on a fanfic writing comm!"
And LOL, I just saw that you commented on my comment!